Mopa greenfield airport to be commissioned in 2019

The proposed greenfield airport at Mopa in North Goa will be commissioned in 2019, according to Goa Governor Mridula Sinha. The state cabinet has approved Request for Proposal (RFP) and the construction work is expected to start by September 2016. The RFP has been issued to four shortlisted companies, which include GVK, GMR, Essel Infra-Mumbai and Voluptas Developers. The actual construction of first phase of the project will take 36 months and the project is likely to be commissioned in 2019.